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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Economic Affairs and Telecommunications Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher has formally appointed a new board for the Bureau Telecommunication and Post (BTP), finalizing a process that started in May of 2017.

The three new members to form the board are attorney Sjamira Roseburg, businessman Chester “Chet” Euton and businessman Louis Bute. All three were approved by the Council of Ministers and formally appointed via LB (Landsbesluit) signed by His Excellency Governor Eugene Holiday. The term of the former board had come to an...

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday December 11th, the government represented by Minister Jacobs and supported by the Department of Education and the Divisions of Inspection and Exams met with members of the Board of USM foundation represented by President Mrs. Giterson-Pantophlet, Vice President Wycliffe Smith, member Marcella Henry and MFO Robert Judd in what the Ministry expected would be the final meeting to come to an agreement regarding saving the University from imminent closure and all the negative consequences thereof.
After almost 2 weeks of dis...

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sport, held an Art Auction on Saturday evening, the 9th of December 2017 at the Conference Room of the New Government Building in Philipsburg.

This project stemmed from the #SXMStrong Campaign which was held in the month of November and was facilitated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sport, together with General Affairs and Bearing Point. The initiative was taken to assist the schools after the devastation of Hurricane Irma and all proceeds from the bidding is given...

PHILIPSBURG:--- Christmas is a time for giving, showing and receiving love. The K1 Britannia Christmas Angels Program is a perfect way to show that this holiday season.

K1 Britannia’s post-disaster relief work is aimed at bringing back some sort of normalcy to the community, but the Christmas Angels Program is aimed at bringing back joy and smiles to the many that need it.
Since 2014, the foundation has hosted its annual Christmas Angels Program and will host it this year despite the circumstances after Hurricane Irma. The community is encouraged...

PHILIPSBURG:--- Back in July of this year, the Minister of Vromi announced the signing of an MOU with a Canadian company, Envirogreen Energy Inc. According to the statement of the Minister in July about the signing, the company is studying the power purchase agreement (PPA) and the concession. Furthermore according to the Minister this company will not charge the government of St. Maarten anything. Further, than this statement in July, we have not heard from government or GEBE regarding respectively the concession or the PPA.
With all the talk g...

Last year September, the St. Maarten Christian Party contested the elections and received 848 votes. We were close to winning one seat but in elections close if not enough and one vote can make the difference.
As we took in the results at our campaign...

Would female leadership change the Caribbean? Most likely it will! It is all about the characteristics of how the members of the male and female gender have a different way of approaching a task, a challenge, or stress. Women leaders take care, where...

Many people are saying they are fed up and tired of elections and that they are not going out to vote. Since 2010 Sint Maarten has had three elections. In September 2010, August 2014, and September 2016. And on February 26, 2018 the voters of Sint Ma...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:--- FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited is exploring a potential stock market listing of some of its shares in the U.S., the world’s deepest capital market. No decisions have been made. However, a listing on the NYSE would ...

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday and Tuesday, December 11th and 12th the road to Point Blanche from the St. Peters Battery until the entrance of Point Blanche will be milled and then paved.
On Wednesday and Thursday, December 13th and 14th the patch works wi...

GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- The Collective Preventive Services (CPS), a government department under the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour, hereby informs the community that mosquito fogging will be carried out on Monday, December 11 ...